Addressing a Global Threat: the UN’s Efforts to Fight Avian Influenza

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WHAT: Briefing and luncheon on the United Nation’s efforts to combat Avian Influenza and a potential human influenza outbreak

WHO: Dr. David Nabarro, United Nations System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza

WHEN: Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Caucus Room, 345 Cannon House Office Building

Dr. David Nabarro will deliver remarks, followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Dr. Nabarro will be joined by representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Dr. David Nabarro was appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to be Senior Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza in September 2005; previously he was one of the most senior public health experts at the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Nabarro is responsible for ensuring that the United Nations system makes an effective and coordinated contribution to the global effort to control the epidemic of avian influenza.

The event is sponsored by the Congressional Global Health Caucus, the United Nations Family in Washington, and the United Nations Foundation.

The UN Foundation was created in 1998 with businessman and philanthropist Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support United Nations’ causes. The UN Foundation promotes a more peaceful, prosperous, and just world through the support of the UN. Through its grant making and by building new and innovative public-private partnerships, the UN Foundation acts to meet the most pressing health, humanitarian, socioeconomic, and environmental challenges of the 21st century. (www.unfoundation.org)